Singer Vehicle Design Announces Partnership with Cornes Motors

Singer reimagined Porsche＠ Trunk Hotel in Shibuya

On this day, I was heading to the Trunk Hotel in Shibuya.

We entered the hotel and headed towards the back as instructed...

There was a breathtaking view.

Yes, here is the scene.

Singer, founded in California, USA in 2009, is proud to offer two beautiful reimaged Porsche 911 964 cars called the ``Turbo Study'' and ``DLS Turbo.''

Along with the display of these two cars, a partnership between Singer and Cornes Motors in Japan was announced.

In his opening remarks, Singer founder Rob Dickinson said:

"Singer exists to celebrate Porsche heritage and is a brand that pays tribute to the Porsche 911."

He also stated that he is pleased to have formed a partnership with Cornes Motors.

By the way, the founder, Rob, is really cool.

I was so honored and moved just to have the opportunity to speak to him, but since I had the chance, I also talked about something I've always wanted to talk about: my favorite color of the Porsche that Singer rebuilt.

The color isThe color "Aubergine Light Pearl" by SingerFrom the moment I saw this color, I knew I wanted to drive a Porsche in this color someday.

However, this color is not available in Porsche PTS, so I told Rob, "This color is so great, I want to drive a Porsche in this color someday, but Porsche PTS does not have it," and Rob replied, "That's right, butPTS PlusIf that's the case, we can send a color sample to Porsche and they can make it for us!"

That's exactly right. I'm so touched by your advice.

But I couldn't help but act like a commoner and say, "Yes, that's true, but it's expensive!"

...And even though Rob was faced with Singer's product worth over 400 million yen, he was kind and sympathetic, saying, "You're right, it'll take another two years or so" (tears, tears).

He was a very nice, cool and gentlemanly man. It was a real honor to meet him.

After Rob's greeting, everyone was free to look around at the Singer reimagined Porsches on display.

Alcohol and finger food will also be served at the venue.

The red wine served was delicious.

Singer Turbo Study

Now, let's have a drink and take a look at the two wonderful cars that Singer has brought to Japan this time.

For more details, I will post pictures at the end of this article.

The Turbo Study costs $900,000 (approximately 140 million yen).

When I asked the Singer salesman (who was also super handsome) if I could ride in the car, he said, "Sure!", so I got to sit in the driver's seat.

Beautiful down to the last detail.

Back seat ↓

Singer DLS Turbo

Another car on display was the DLS Turbo.

Looking at this wide-body car, which was already cool enough in the turbo study we saw earlier, it is even more impressive and overwhelming.

This gold color is also lovely.

By the way, this DLS Turbo starts at $2.7 million (about 420 million yen). Even though there may be some exchange rate fluctuations, it's still over 400 million yen!!

I was told that I could sit in the driver's seat, so I sat in it.

But from the moment I got into the DLS Turbo, there was an indescribable atmosphere.

In any case, it is filled with an overwhelming sense of refinement and an elegance that is indescribable, which is completely different from its impressive appearance.

It's no wonder that a pervert instantly emerges from the driver's seat, grinning non-stop (lol).

It was an unknown world to me that an air-cooled Porsche, an old Porsche 964, could be created to create such an overwhelmingly elegant, clean and beautiful space.

The seats, door panels, and roof were all white (cream?) Alcantara, and it was beautiful.

What surprised me even more was that there were speakers behind the seats (around the feet of the rear seats)!! What is this, it's the best.

Until now, I had only had the opportunity to see the "Singer reimagined Porsche 911" online, but this time I had the opportunity to see the real Singer reimagined Porsche right in front of me, and my impression of it has changed for the better.

A singer who I thought was amazing just from photos and videos.

When I saw it in front of me, its presence was incredible.

Singer has recently formed a partnership with Cornes Motors in Japan, but in order to place an order, he still has to prepare his own Porsche 964 as the base for the restoration, and the price is quite high, so there are still many hurdles to overcome.

But even so, when I saw the actual car in front of me, I felt the unique attention to detail, and if it has even higher performance, I can understand why so many people are attracted to it.

After having a good look at the two Singer models that were on display and talking with Rob, the founder of Singer, and the sales staff, I left the hotel.

The hotel also has this exhibit:

It's just too beautiful.

It's so beautiful that it makes you wonder, "Is this a car meant to be driven?"

The more you look at the details, the more it seems like a jewel box; it's hard to imagine that it was part of a car that was meant to run.

I am impressed by how much attention to detail like this is.

This is what I received as a souvenir for that day ^^ ↓

Although I still don't have a full understanding of air-cooled Porsches, I had a truly luxurious time this time.

Thank you to Singer Vehicle Design and Cornes Motors for allowing me to dream.

Just meeting Porsche makes me happy every day, and meeting Singer who "Reimaged" those wonderful Porsches was a wonderful encounter that will change my life forever.

I will have another opportunity to meet the singer soon, so I am looking forward to that time. Thank you!

First of all, I would like to post some photos of the two Singers I met that day.

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